Resource Planner in London Area

Job description

Role: Resource Planner

Salary: £28,000- £32,000

Location: London Central (E1) Hybrid

Full time Permanent

Here at BPP we pride ourselves on providing the best possible client and learner experience, with our School of Business designing and delivering best-in-class programmes. We are looking for a proactive and highly organised Resource Planner be responsible for the cost-effective and efficient resourcing of BPP Programmes.

What if you read the description and don't meet every single requirement? We encourage you to apply anyway - we value diverse backgrounds and are committed to inclusivity!

What you’ll be doing

In this role you will ensure that the resourcing needs for all programmes are identified and managed appropriately. You will also be responsible for the effective organisation of the school’s operational resource demands and for maintaining key relationships with both internal and external stakeholders

As such, you will be responsible for:

• Work with Key Stakeholders including the Academic Programme Leads, to identify and resource all programme activity involving faculty and associates through the resourcing system
• Collaborate with the Faculty Managers to ensure fair and appropriate allocation of work
• Work with the scheduling team to schedule the required teaching and related activity
• Work with key stakeholders to allocate resource to business development and outreach activities
• Pro-actively develop and manage the relationships with faculty and associate staff
• Organise class cover in the event of tutor sickness and other faculty absence
• Review and authorise/reject Faculty holiday requests
• Work with academic programme and support teams to ensure efficient communication across teams to students and faculty regarding class/tutor changes
• Coordinate personal tutor allocations and teaching activity
• Support the freelance payment claims and faculty overtime payments process
• Pro-actively manage student re-sit support provision

What experience you’ll need

To be successful in this role the following experience is essential:

• Self-motivated with a proactive and creative approach to problem solving
• You must be capable of organising, time management and taking ownership of your workload
• Able to consistently work to a high degree of accuracy and possess exceptional attention to detail
• A clear and professional communicator both verbally and I writing
• A Strong working knowledge of Microsoft office (specifically work, Excel, Outlook and 365 is essential along with a high level of general digital literacy
• Strong negotiator with experience of managing stakeholder expectations and dealing with difficult conversations
• The ability to work well in a team and be collaborative
• Experience of building and maintaining strong relationships with key internal stakeholders

Desirable not not essential:

• A professional resource planning qualification
• Experience of working in a resourcing environment
• Experience of working with resourcing system (e.g. Retain)
• Good knowledge of BPP products
• Relevant experience of resource planning, ideally in an operational educational environment
• Knowledge of legislation regarding working time regulations, policies, terms and conditions of service and Health and Safety

Benefits:

30 days holiday plus bank holidays (38 total)

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Hybrid working

Pension contributions

Private Health and Dental

Many more!

BPP are a Disability Confident employer so if you need any reasonable adjustments for the interview process, please just let us know!

The successful candidate will need to undergo a professional qualifications check and DBS.

BPP Education Group reserves the right to amend or withdraw this advertisement at any time prior to the closing date, should we receive a high volume of applications or if business needs change.

BPP actively promotes equality of opportunity for all with the right mix of talent, skills and potential, and welcomes applications from a wide range of candidates. BPP will select candidates for interview based on their skills, qualifications and experience. Please note that for those posts that are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, the successful candidate will be required to undertake a DBS check in addition to BPP undertaking any necessary online searches. This is deemed appropriate and necessary from a safeguarding perspective, and in line with BPP’s safer recruitment practices.

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

London Area

Type of Contract

Part-time jobs

Published at

10-12-2025

Profession type

Teaching / Instructors / Guides

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English